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The most typical poor person is _____.
Selected Answer:
white
Correct Answer:
white
Question 2
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Working-class families _____.
Selected
Answer:
live at risk for unemployment as their firms "downsize" by laying off workers even in good
times
Correct Answer:
live at risk for unemployment as their firms "downsize" by laying off workers even in good
times
Question 3
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Estate systems _____.
Selected Answer:
Correct Answer:
Question 4
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According to Karl Marx, what was the primary dimension of stratification in class systems?
Selected Answer:
Economy
Correct Answer:
Economy
Question 5
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Poverty _____.
Selected
Answer:
is rooted in the lack of will power, laziness, or other moral failings of poor individuals
themselves
Correct
Answer:
is seen as a logical and inevitable outcome of, and adaptation to, the problem of being poor
Question 6
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The most closed system of stratification is _____.
Selected Answer:
slavery
Correct Answer:
slavery
Question 7
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According to sociologist Max Weber, _____.
Selected
Answer:
class systems are based on three dimensions of stratification: class, power, and prestige
Correct Answer:
Question 8
class systems are based on three dimensions of stratification: class, power, and prestige
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As defined by the Census Bureau, _____ is being poor for at least two consecutive months in some time period.
Selected Answer:
episodic poverty
Correct Answer:
episodic poverty
Question 9
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Today's slaves include all of the following EXCEPT _____.
Question 10
Question 11
Selected Answer:
Correct Answer:
1 out of 1 points
Functionalist sociologists rely on measures of _____ such as education, income, and occupation, to determine
someone's social class.
Selected Answer:
socioeconomic status
Correct Answer:
socioeconomic status
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According to this theory, global stratification results from a failure of poor nations to have the beliefs, values,
and practices necessary for industrialization and rapid economic growth.
Selected Answer:
Modernization theory
Correct Answer:
Modernization theory
Question 12
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Which of the following is true about the upper-middle class versus the lower-middle class?
Selected
Answer: Many people in the lower-middle class have college degrees, usually from the less prestigious
colleges, but many also have two-year degrees or only a high school degree.
Correct
Answer: Many people in the lower-middle class have college degrees, usually from the less prestigious
colleges, but many also have two-year degrees or only a high school degree.
Question 13
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A(n) _____ is a set of beliefs that supports the status quo.
Selected Answer:
ideology
Correct Answer:
ideology
Question 14
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Which of the following is true about economic inequality in the United States?
Question 15
Selected
Answer:
The ratio for degree of inequality in the United States-4.86-far exceeds that for any other
nation.
Correct
Answer:
The ratio for degree of inequality in the United States-4.86-far exceeds that for any other
nation.
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In a(n) _____ system, people are born into unequal groups based on their parents' status and remain in these
groups for the rest of their lives.
Selected Answer:
caste
Correct Answer:
caste